« KFL's Book Covers | Main | Gossip Girls Article »
May 22, 2005
Review: The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm
Nancy Farmer's The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is a thriller set in Zimbabwe in 2194. A high-powered government official's over-protected children go on an adventure and end up deeper than they thought. When they disappear, their parents hire a misfit detective agency that always seems to be about half a step behind the kids. This is an interesting look at a potential future where plastic is a highly-prized commodity, but old spirits still do battle. It's a very exciting book, but at some points, I started to get tired of all the scrapes the kids got into. However, the end was worth every minute.
The readers of this book might skew a bit young, but this book definitely tackles issues that are interesting to older readers. I especially love the juxtaposition of futuristic worries with spirit myths of the past.
A review by a New York 6th Grader
A review by another novelist
A review by a Washington girl
St. Charles (IL) public library says if you like this book, you'll love the books on their list.
Posted by Jenne at May 22, 2005 05:33 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.librarianjen.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/34